Rolling 2011 thread where I buy and listen to jazz albums for the first time ever

Um, it says right there he bought five Mingus records

― extremely lewd and incredibly crass (Hurting 2), Friday, 13 January 2012 12:41 (1 year ago) Permalink

A band I just discovered last year was David Murray's Octet. A great mix of hard-swinging bluesy bop and outbursts of free blowing. Their five albums have been reissued in a budget-priced box that's totally worth getting. Killer stuff.

― 誤訳侮辱, Friday, 13 January 2012 13:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ellery Eskelin - The Sun Died
Mihaly Dresch - Egyenes Zene
William Parker - Double Sunrise over Neptune
Jenny Scheinman - 12 Songs
Dinah Washington - Dinah Jams
Charlie Parker - Dial Masters
Max Roach - Deeds Not Words
Horace Silver - Song for my Father
Cannonball Adderley - In San Francisco

― o. nate, Friday, 13 January 2012 19:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

Oh, and Henry Threadgill too: "Everybody's Mouth a Book" and "Up Popped the Two Lips" are both recommended.

― o. nate, Friday, 13 January 2012 19:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

did you get mccoy tyner's "enlightenment"?

"The Real McCoy"—only one i've found so far.

Um, it says right there he bought five Mingus records

mingus ah um, mingus x5, mingus plays piano, oh yeah, black saint :)

― ilxor, Sunday, 15 January 2012 04:03 (1 year ago) Permalink

thanks for the rec's o. nate!!

― ilxor, Sunday, 15 January 2012 04:03 (1 year ago) Permalink

David Murray's Octet

yess Ming is a classic album

― demolition with discretion (m coleman), Sunday, 15 January 2012 12:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

I like o. nate's eclectic approach

― Mayne ... Or Astro-Mayne? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 15 January 2012 14:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

just bought -

Art Blakey - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk
Grant Green - Idle Moments
Charles Mingus - Blues and Roots
Thelonious Monk - Monk.
Wayne Shorter - Night Dreamer

― ilxor, Friday, 20 January 2012 06:10 (1 year ago) Permalink

really getting into the Atavistic reissues on their Unheard Music Series, i've picked up all of the following recently:

Peter Brotzmann Sextet - Fuck de Boere
Globe Unity Orchestra - ??? (forget the name of this one)
Haazz & Company - Unlawful Noise
Mount Everest Trio - Waves from Albert Ayler
Luther Thomas & Human Arts Ensemble - Funky Donkey
Luther Thomas & Human Arts Ensemble - Banana

other recent stuff i've picked up:

Albert Ayler - Holy Ghost (box set... fucking amazing)
Ornette Coleman - Town Hall 1962
John Coltrane - Live in Seattle (double disc edition)
Art Blakey - A Night in Tunisia
Peter Brotzmann & Bill Laswell - Low Life

― ilxor, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 05:08 (1 year ago) Permalink